Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Huseyin Akgul raised to 50,000 in early position before Andrei Spataru three-bet to 100,000 in the hijack. Akgul paused for around 30 seconds before moving all in for 170,000 and Spataru snap-called.
Huseyin Akgul: A♠A♦
Andrei Spataru: K♣K♦
Akgul had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up until the flop brought 7♣K♥Q♠ to give Spataru top set. The rest of the board came J♣9♣ and Akgul was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrei Spataru |
950,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Huseyin Akgul | Busted |
Daniel Henriques raised to 40,000 in the cutoff before Halil Tasyurek three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind. Henriques called and they saw a flop of J♦9♥6♠.
Tasyurek continued for 75,000 and Henriques called. Both players then checked the 5♥ turn.
The river was the 5♦ and action was again checked through. Tasyurek showed A♣10♣, but Henriques had 8♥8♣ to win the pot.
At another table, Jenya Gavrilovich recently doubled up for around 400,000 after winning a race against Rachid El-Yaacoubi with pocket sevens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Henriques |
980,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Halil Tasyurek |
930,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
Jenya Gavrilovich |
900,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Rachid El-Yaacoubi |
650,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Alessandro Pichierri raised to 40,000 in early position before Jakub Michalak three-bet to 140,000 in the small blind. Pichierri burned through a few of his time banks before moving all in for around 550,000 and Michalak snap-folded.
The pace of play has slowed considerably with the money bubble approaching. Michel Habib even suggested that play should go hand-for-hand now instead of waiting for one more elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jakub Michalak |
980,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Alessandro Pichierri |
730,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Mikhail Zavoloka raised to 50,000 in the cutoff before Bojan Berberovic three-bet to 155,000 on the button. Roman Stoica gave it some thought in the big blind but ultimately folded as action went back on Zavoloka.
He announced a four-bet to 385,000 and Berberovic snap-folded. The two players are now virtually tied atop the chip leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikhail Zavoloka |
1,450,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Bojan Berberovic |
1,450,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Halil Tasyurek raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Michel Habib three-bet to 200,000 on the button, and Tasyurek called.
The flop came 5♦6♠3♠ and Habib bet 150,000. Tasyurek called and the 9♦ fell on the turn.
Habib then moved all in for around 350,000 and Tasyurek snap-called, turning over 9♥9♠ for a turned set. Habib flipped over 10♦10♥ and watched as the A♥ fell on the river. He stopped to snap a photo of the board before heading for the exit two spots off the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Halil Tasyurek |
1,600,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
Michel Habib | Busted |
With 18 players remaining, play is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.
Heads-up on a flop of 10♣Q♦J♠, Dmitrii Kuzin bet 35,000 from early position and Jakub Michalak called in the big blind.
The turn was the 3♠ and Kuzin bet another 120,000. Michalak again called to the 10♦ river and checked to Kuzin.
Kuzin checked back this time and Michalak showed J♦3♦ to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jakub Michalak |
1,200,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Dmitrii Kuzin |
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Rachid El-Yaacoubi raised to 50,000 in the hijack before Jenya Gavrilovich three-bet to 155,000 in the cutoff. El-Yaacoubi then complained that Gavrilovich wasn't stacking his chips properly and called the floor over, who made Gavrilovich put his chips in stacks of 20.
El-Yaacoubi then four-bet to 350,000 and Gavrilovich used two time banks before moving all in. El-Yaacoubi quickly folded.
Gavrilovich then showed K♣4♣ as he took the pot. "You win, my friend," El-Yaacoubi said as he revealed Q♣J♥.
"Let's play," Gavrilovich added.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jenya Gavrilovich |
1,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Rachid El-Yaacoubi |
450,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |